Detroit Free Press Agrees: Yes on 1, No on the Rest

The Detroit Free Press writes in a new editorial that on the ballot initiatives, Michigan should vote "YES" on Proposal 1 and "NO" on the rest:


Detroit Free Press Endorsements: Of the six statewide ballot proposals, keep one, discard five

Plunging tax revenues and soaring legacy costs for retired workers have pushed hundreds of communities and municipalities across Michigan to the brink. Now more than ever, elected officials need new tools and maximum flexibility to provide the services their constituents expect without bankrupting the treasuries they oversee. Yet this November an array of special interests — including two whose causes this newspaper has long championed — will ask voters to endorse ballot proposals that would restrict the authority of virtually every elected officeholder in the state, dramatically complicating the task of governing Michigan’s counties, cities and school districts.

Even more alarmingly, most of these proposals would lock their restrictions into constitutional concrete that would make it almost impossible for policymakers to adjust to changing circumstances and political sentiments. 

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